Canada crushed 8-1 by Honduras to crash out of men's World Cup qualifying

by Jeff Paterson on Oct 16, 2012 at 2:50 pm

Shameful. Embarrassing. Inexcusable. These are just a few of the words to describe the dreadful performance of Canada's men's national soccer team in a 8-1 dismantling in Honduras this afternoon (October 16).

A win or a draw would have put Canada through to the final stage of World Cup qualifying with a chance to earn a spot in Rio 2016. Instead, Canada offered virtually no resistance to the home side in front of 40,000 delirious fans in San Pedro Sula.

Honduras scored four goals in the first half and added two more early in the second half before Iain Hume found the back of the net off a set piece in the 71st minute to provide the only bright spot for Canada. But the Honduran onslaught continued with two more after that.

It is the worst result for Canada's men since an 8-0 whitewash at the hands of powerhouse Mexico in the 1993 Gold Cup.


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Oct 16, 2012 at 3:31 pm
We need to right this ship and send Bieksa's Buddies to San Pedro Sula and see how those carned sarned Hondurans do against us in Hockey!
I love football and my country but do we really care about the Men's National team anymore?
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DavidH
Oct 16, 2012 at 3:50 pm
Soccer in Canada is for unfocussed children and lazy (or cheap) parents. If only the sports media would stop pretending that the sport deserved attention.
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adam gee
Oct 16, 2012 at 7:46 pm
DavidH: i cant wait for my 2 yr old son to be of hockey playing age so my wife and i can sell our vehicles, organs and remortgage our house for 1 season of registration costs. id be more than happy to be called lazy and cheap for having my son play an affordable sport. heres two more cheap, lazy ideas: maybe he'll be a self taught guitar virtuoso, or better still, ill let HIM decide what hes interested in instead of forcing him to try and be the next Sidney Crosby.
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